Kenny Evil

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  5. Random movie and tv thoughts

    in General Discussion

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    "Fine, we shall make a concession to this 'digital' fad we've heard so much about but only if we can turn the parasites' computers into a part of our weather machine!"

    Also found out why eBooks are subject to VAT and physical books aren't is because ebooks are considered a service rather than a good, so are subject to VAT. Of course, Amazon doesn't provide a breakdown of how much of the list price is VAT on their website for some reason, so I'm not sure if we're paying the 20% UK rate or the 3% Luxembourg rate (as that's where Amazon EU is based).

  13. The leisurely comic discussion thread

    in General Discussion

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    And if LCSes are going to survive, they need to be a lot easier to put up with and much more inviting for the "not-we"s to set foot in. The dusty, poorly-lit, smelly dungeon has to be a thing of the past.

    You have described my other LCS to a tee. Once I got all the old 2000AD annuals and specials they had, I never went back.

    Third LCS is a chain which is generally run by a mixture of people from the first two. Excelsior (my LCS of choice) was set up by former employees of LCS 3 who were frustrated by the manager. At the last comic convention they had a table at, he insisted on dedicating a large portion of their limited space to Watchmen GNs and merch, refusing to listen to the guys who rightly pointed out that the majority of the attendees would already have read it or own it.

  15. The leisurely comic discussion thread

    in General Discussion

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    I love my LCS. Happy to pay a little bit extra to get stuff from them rather than Amazon because they're nice guys and they go out of their way to treat all of the customers well. Since it is also their shop, they do make sure to treat it that way, which includes staying open later to accommodate people with office jobs like myself and helping out customers who are out of their element (eg mums looking for presents for their kids).

    That said, I think the attempts to make certain that the LCSes don't get crushed by cannibalised sales from the digital marketplace is badly ignoring the potential pool of customers who currently aren't going to those shops at all. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of people who would be willing to give digital comics a try but are being put off by the price tag.

  16. The Doctor Who thread

    in Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy

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    TLS, there's a 6th Doctor adventure starring Jago and Lightfoot, called Voyage to Venus, which is available for £1 from Big Finish. Had an Earthly Child recommended to me, so will give that a listen soon (it's an eighth Doctor adventure featuring Susan and partly set around Bristol, hence my bias).

    They've also released a box set for the Eighth Doctor called Dark Eyes that looks like it will be amazing.

  19. Mark Millars Canon Fodder!

    in Members' Columns and Reviews

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    I only read the first series when they reprinted it in the Megazine a couple of years ago. I'd say it didn't age well, but I doubt that it was that well received at the time.

    I read the second series which was written by Kek-W and it was much, much better and the improvement that Weston made between the two series is mind boggling. I think Mark Millar was massively upset with the second series, mostly because he reckons that he never signed over the rights to Fleetway when he wrote it, a position shared by Grant Morrison in regards to Zenith. Given how disorganised Maxwell's companies were, I would not at all be surprised if Millar was right about this.

  20. Mike and Dan - Big Finish?

    in Bigger on the Inside

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    I picked up Voyage to Venus and enjoyed it immensely. I've asked my brother to get Dark Eyes for me for Christmas. I've got The One Doctor which is just incredibly funny and well worth anyone's time and I have An Earthly Child stashed away, still requiring a listen.

    Outside of Doctor Who, I've also listened to Judge Dredd: Solo, where the entire cast list is Toby Longworth, and Strontium Dog: Back to Earth with Simon Pegg providing Jonny Alpha's voice. I'd highly recommend both.

  22. The leisurely comic discussion thread

    in General Discussion

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    Seen the 7 page preview. They've gotten the tone right but the pace is a little slower than I'm used to, which is understandable given it's a 22 pager. Definitely going to pick it up.

    Also interesting that they've set it 34 years before the current strip time. The real time nature of Dredd does mean there's a lot of space for untold tales, especially given that Dredd was a twenty year veteran at the point the strip started.

  25. What are you watching and enjoying?

    in General Discussion

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    I was ill this weekend (awesome) so I burned through a load of early episodes of Cheers and all 13 episodes of Lucky Louie. The first episode of Cheers is one of the best pilots I have ever seen. The characters are introduced in order of importance to the show and already very well defined and the humour is incredibly sharp, even 30 years later. Lucky Louie was pretty good as well, though not as good as Louie. I think it's one of the rare breed of sitcoms where the main characters are dirt poor. First time since Roseanne where I can remember the characters struggling with paying bills. I laughed quite a bit and it's a shame there was only the one series.